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THE Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday separately ratified the bicameral conference committee report adopting amendments to the 2001 Anti-Money Laundering Act (Amla), paving the way for its submission to Malacañang for signing into law. The ratification allows
MoreTHE Export Development Council (EDC) has approved a reduced target for Philippine exports to at least $105 billion by 2022 on hopes that the new tax law and the infrastructure program would improve shipments. In a statement on Wednesday, Trade
MoreTHERE will no longer be a dedicated program this year from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide cash for workers affected by the Covid-19 lockdowns. In a online forum on Wednesday, Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay
MoreTHE government wants to pull down pork prices to below P300 per kilogram by expanding the allowed import volume at a lower tariff or by reducing the duties outright. This comes as economists and industry players pointed out that a
MoreSAMASA and TUGON were once bitter rivals for the University Student Council of UP Diliman in the 1980s and 1990s. But finding common cause in the defense of UP’s academic freedom, alumni of the two former rival student political parties
MoreTWO more countries are now considering donating additional doses of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines to the Philippine government. Chief implementer of the government’s national policy on Covid-19 Carlito G. Galvez made the announcement in an online press briefing on
MoreTHE government has so far awarded a combined total of P47.3 billion in Covid-19-related contracts. In a virtual procurement forum on Wednesday, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Director of Economic Development and Governance Office Jeffrey Goebel disclosed
MoreMILITANT labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is now pushing for another round of minimum -age hike amid the rising prices of basic goods and services during the pandemic. In a statement, KMU secretary general Jerome Adonis said on Wednesday the
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BANGKOK, Jan 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – PTT Global Chemical PCL (SET:PTTGC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang discusses the company’s strategy and outlook in The Executive Talk (TET) by ShareInvestor.com.TET: What are GC’s current business execution strategies? What is the rationale behind
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Jan 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) (“Greenbriar”) is pleased to announce that on January 20th, 2021, a new President will be sworn into office in the United States. The Company believes the
MoreTHE Philippines scored the poorest in the region in terms of handling potential environmental risks, something that an international think tank said could hurt its credit profile with its potential adverse impact on the economy, on public finance or balance
MoreMANILA’S utilization rate of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Tokyo remains “alarmingly low” at only 16.6 percent, according to state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In a study titled FTA Utilization of Philippine Imports, PIDS Senior
MoreTHE country’s rice imports last year reached 2.079 million metric tons (MMT), less than half of the 4.5 MMT that eligible importers applied for last year, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) reported. Latest BPI data obtained by the BusinessMirror
MoreMALACAÑANG on Tuesday said companies with unpaid taxes, including ABS-CBN Corporation, will not be allowed to get a franchise until they settle liabilities with the government. President Duterte stressed this in his public address late Monday, throwing a monkey wrench
MoreTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday vowed to reject all petitions to increase the price of canned meat on the basis of tariff, and committed as well to keep an eye on factors that may influence the
MoreSTATE infrastructure spending from January to November last year dropped by over a fifth to P548.8 billion from P703.8 billion in the same period in 2019 as Covid-19 pandemic forced the government to delay or discontinue projects. Latest data from
MoreTHE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday clarified that before it accepts donated vaccines, it should first secure an emergency use authority (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be able to administer the medicine. “We will wait
MoreTHE Department of Tourism (DOT) is expanding its subsidized Covid-19 testing program in a bid to boost domestic tourism in the country. In an interview with the BusinessMirror, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said she received a request recently from
MoreTHE Senate is on track to pass a law regulating the Philippine liquefied petroleum gas industry (PLPGI). Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Energy Committee chairman, on Tuesday sponsored for plenary deliberations Committee Report No. 160 endorsing early enactment into law of Senate
MoreDepartment of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed on Tuesday he would likely scrap pacts with other schools similar to the terminated agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) after declaring that the country’s top government university has
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